airfield
Where planes land
An airfield is an area of ground equipped for aircraft takeoffs and landings.
The term encompasses everything from grass strips to major airports, though it often suggests a smaller or military facility: The troops secured the airfield before dawn.
Unlike airport, airfield emphasizes the physical landing area rather than passenger terminals or commercial operations.
Small airport facility
- terminalAt the endpoint
- hangarAircraft storage structure
- control towerAviation guidance facility
- tarmacPaved airport surface
airspace · runway · taxiway · apron · windsock · beacon · fueling · ground crew
Petroleum-based paving material
- concreteSolid building mixture
- stripNarrow elongated piece
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- markingsIdentifying visual features
lights · pavement · centerline · edge · displaced · grooving · friction · overrun
Supporting bottom structure
- garrisonStationed military force
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
fighter · bomber · drone · helicopter · barracks · fortification · tactical · strategic
Act of going away
- climbAscend using effort
- thrustForceful forward motion
- lift-offMoment of ascent
- rotationTurning on an axis
flaps · clearance · acceleration · noise abatement · climbout · upwind · rejected · abort
aerodrome
Small airport facility
- terminalAt the endpoint
- hangarAircraft storage structure
- control towerAviation guidance facility
tarmac · airspace · runway · taxiway · apron · windsock · beacon · fueling · ground crew · flight operations
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
markings · lights · pavement · centerline · edge · displaced · grooving · friction · overrun · touchdown zone
base
Supporting bottom structure
- garrisonStationed military force
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
deployment · fighter · bomber · drone · helicopter · barracks · fortification · tactical · strategic · defense
departure
Act of going away
rotation · flaps · clearance · acceleration · noise abatement · climbout · upwind · rejected · abort · full power
touchdown
Six-point gridiron play
glideslope · flare · rollout · braking · reverse thrust · go-around · downwind · circuit · pattern · crosswind
shelter
Protected place or structure
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
doors · bifold · sliding · prefabricated · metal · steel · aluminum · shade · tie-down · parking
- Cold War SitesBerlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Iron Curtain, Brandenburg Gate, Kremlin
- military facilitiesmilitary base, command center, army base, headquarters, barracks
- military installationsmilitary base, bases, army base, forts, naval base
- airportsairports, terminals, terminal building, runway, runways
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- landing siteshelipad, heliport, landing pad, landing strip, landing zone
airfieldseaport
Coastal city with docks
harbor · port · marina · shipyard · railway station
airfieldinternational airport
Facility for foreign flights
airport terminal · terminal building · hub airport · passenger terminal